Games like Battlefield 3™
If Battlefield 3™ is your kind of game, the closest matches are Battlefield 4™, Battlefield™ 2042 and Battlefield™ Hardline — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its epic, grim and immersive. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Battlefield 3 is a military first-person shooter developed by DICE and published by Electronic Arts. The game features large-scale multiplayer battles across 29 maps with mechanics including jet flying, tank dropping, C4 destruction, and a suppression system that adds tactical depth. Players describe the gunplay as gritty and satisfying, and describe the maps as epic and immersive. Reviewers highlight the single-player campaign as cinematic, and players consistently call Rush mode iconic and fun. The game includes online cooperative play, offers a long experience, and currently costs $1.99.
About Battlefield 3™: Enjoy total freedom to fight the way you want. Explore 29 massive multiplayer maps and use loads of vehicles, weapons, and gadgets to help you turn up the heat. Every second of battle gets you closer to unlocking tons of extras and moving up in the Ranks. So get in the action.
Players who liked Battlefield 3™ also play
Steam players who put hours into Battlefield 3™ also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Battlefield 4™
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Battlefield 3™.
Top pick for Battlefield 3™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
Embrace unrivaled destruction in Battlefield 4™. Revel in the glorious chaos of all-out war packed with rewarding, tactical challenges in an interactive environment.
Battlefield™ 2042
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Battlefield 3™.
Second-strongest match for Battlefield 3™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
Battlefield™ 2042 is a first-person shooter that marks the return to the iconic all-out warfare of the franchise.
Battlefield™ Hardline
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Battlefield 3™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
Strategy. Speed. Story. These are the core pillars of Battlefield™ Hardline, a cops vs. criminals experience unlike any other.
Battlefield™ V
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Battlefield 3™.
Ranked #4 for Battlefield 3™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
This is the ultimate Battlefield V experience. Enter mankind’s greatest conflict with the complete arsenal of weapons, vehicles, and gadgets plus the best customization content of Year 1 and 2.
BattleBit Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Battlefield 3™.
Ranked #5 for Battlefield 3™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
BattleBit Remastered is a low-poly, massive multiplayer FPS, supporting 254 players per server. Battle on a near-fully destructible map with various vehicles!
Battlefield™ 6
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Battlefield 3™.
Ranked #6 for Battlefield 3™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
The ultimate all-out warfare experience. In a war of tanks, fighter jets, and massive combat arsenals, your squad is the deadliest weapon.
Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Battlefield 3™.
Ranked #7 for Battlefield 3™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2™ brings the award-winning Battlefield gameplay to the forefront of PC gaming with best-in-class vehicular combat and unexpected "Battlefield moments." New vehicles like the ATV and a transport helicopter allow for all-new multiplayer tactics on the Battlefield. With the Frostbite-enabled Destruction 2.
Battlefield™ REDSEC
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Battlefield 3™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
Now entering REDSEC, the ultimate free-to-play FPS destination built on Battlefield’s iconic DNA. Featuring Battle Royale, Gauntlet, & the power of Portal.
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Battlefield™ 2042
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Battlefield 3™.
Reviewers of Battlefield 3™ cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
Battlefield™ 2042 is a first-person shooter that marks the return to the iconic all-out warfare of the franchise.
Arma Reforger
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Battlefield 3™.
Reviewers of Battlefield 3™ cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
Engage in massive combined arms battles, create and curate combat missions in real time, and shape your experience with endless community mods. Deploy into the Cold War and experience the most authentic and immersive military sandbox ever created.
Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare® (2007)
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Battlefield 3™.
Reviewers of Battlefield 3™ cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
The new action-thriller from the award-winning team at Infinity Ward, the creators of the Call of Duty® series, delivers the most intense and cinematic action experience ever. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare arms gamers with an arsenal of advanced and powerful modern day firepower and transports them to the most treacherous hotspots...
Battlefield 4™
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Battlefield 3™.
Reviewers of Battlefield 3™ cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
Embrace unrivaled destruction in Battlefield 4™. Revel in the glorious chaos of all-out war packed with rewarding, tactical challenges in an interactive environment.
Metro Exodus
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Battlefield 3™.
Reviewers of Battlefield 3™ cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.
Easy Red 2
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Battlefield 3™.
Reviewers of Battlefield 3™ cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
Experience massive battles with infantry, tanks, artillery, and aircraft on large destructible open-world maps. Equip yourself, coordinate with your squad, and fight through World War II in singleplayer, co-op, or multiplayer!
Insurgency: Sandstorm
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Battlefield 3™ cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
Insurgency: Sandstorm is a hardcore tactical FPS built on lethal close-quarters combat and ruthless intensity. Every bullet count, every step matters, and teamwork is your only path to survival in the brutality of modern warfare.
Ravenfield
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Battlefield 3™.
Reviewers of Battlefield 3™ cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
Fight upon the Ravenfield together with your Blue allies! Take down those pesky Reds using helicopters, tanks, guns, and active ragdoll physics!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Battlefield 3™ at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Battlefield 3™ on Steam right now. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Battlefield 3™ on Steam right now. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Battlefield 3™ on Steam right now. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Battlefield 3™ on Steam right now. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
TYRONE vs COPS
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Battlefield 3™ on Steam right now. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.
Orbt XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Battlefield 3™ on Steam right now. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
Defy gravity in Orbt XL! A fast-paced, addictive, 'just-one-more-round' arcade score chaser. Stay in orbit, dodge obstacles, and rack up points, the closer you are to the black hole, the higher your score! Easy to learn, tough to master, and perfect for quick play sessions while waiting in queue.
Toree 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Battlefield 3™ on Steam right now. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
A bite-sized 3D Platformer sequel with more focus on the things people enjoyed in the first game like fast gameplay, flow focused levels and cute costumes (two this time).
UBERMOSH Vol.5
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Battlefield 3™ on Steam right now. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
The fifth volume of the arcade series UBERMOSH.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
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More from DICE
Other recommendable Steam games by DICE, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Battlefield™ 2042
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Battlefield 3™.
Another title from DICE, the studio behind Battlefield 3™. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
Battlefield™ 2042 is a first-person shooter that marks the return to the iconic all-out warfare of the franchise.
Battlefield™ V
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Battlefield 3™.
Another title from DICE, the studio behind Battlefield 3™. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
This is the ultimate Battlefield V experience. Enter mankind’s greatest conflict with the complete arsenal of weapons, vehicles, and gadgets plus the best customization content of Year 1 and 2.
Battlefield™ 1
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Battlefield 3™.
Another title from DICE, the studio behind Battlefield 3™. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
Battlefield™ 1 takes you back to The Great War, WW1, where new technology and worldwide conflict changed the face of warfare forever.
STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Battlefield 3™.
Another title from DICE, the studio behind Battlefield 3™. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
Be the hero in the ultimate STAR WARS™ battle fantasy with STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II: Celebration Edition!
Battlefield 4™
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Battlefield 3™.
Another title from DICE, the studio behind Battlefield 3™. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
Embrace unrivaled destruction in Battlefield 4™. Revel in the glorious chaos of all-out war packed with rewarding, tactical challenges in an interactive environment.
Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Battlefield 3™.
Another title from DICE, the studio behind Battlefield 3™. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2™ brings the award-winning Battlefield gameplay to the forefront of PC gaming with best-in-class vehicular combat and unexpected "Battlefield moments." New vehicles like the ATV and a transport helicopter allow for all-new multiplayer tactics on the Battlefield. With the Frostbite-enabled Destruction 2.
Mirror's Edge™
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Battlefield 3™.
Another title from DICE, the studio behind Battlefield 3™. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
In a city where information is heavily monitored, couriers called Runners transport sensitive data. In this seemingly utopian paradise, a crime has been committed, & you are being hunted. You are a Runner called Faith and this innovative first-person action-adventure is your story.
Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Battlefield 3™.
Another title from DICE, the studio behind Battlefield 3™. Shares Action with Battlefield 3™.
Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst raises the action-adventure bar through fluid, first person action and immerses players in Faith's story as she fights for freedom.
Frequently asked about Battlefield 3™
- Does Battlefield 3™ work on Steam Deck?
- Battlefield 3™ is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Battlefield 3™ cost?
- Battlefield 3™ is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Battlefield 3™ have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Battlefield 3™ supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to Battlefield 3™?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Battlefield 3™ are Battlefield 4™, Battlefield™ 2042, Battlefield™ Hardline.
- Who developed Battlefield 3™?
- Battlefield 3™ was developed by DICE and published by Electronic Arts.
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